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Goodbye,: Tanner Street Project, Bancroft Property Among Top Stories
Goodbye,: Tanner Street Project, Bancroft Property Among Top Stories
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DECEMBER 28-JANUARY 3, 2012
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S t a n d a r d
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P A I D
B e l l m a w r N J
P e r m i t 1 5 0 1
R e s i d e n t i a l C u s t o m e r
2011
Goodbye,
Tanner Street project, Bancroft
property among top stories
By ROBERT LINNEHAN
The Haddonfield Sun
he curtain is closing on
2011, and the New Year
is just about to begin in
the Borough of Had-
donfield. But 2011 was
a year of construction
projects, tightening of
budgets and a year of potential
plans and ideas for the ever-
talked-about Bancroft property.
The redevelopment plan was
again on the forefront of the bor-
oughs landscape, as the Haddon-
field School District tossed its hat
into the ring and formulated a
near $30 million plan to con-
struct a new athletic complex
and library on the site.
Meanwhile, Tanner Street was
under construction for almost
the entire year, as well, but the
embattled street finally saw con-
struction come to a close in De-
cember.
Haddonfield sports teams had
another successful year as well,
with the varsity football team
once again going back to the
state championship and the var-
sity boys soccer team adding an-
other state championship banner
to the Haddonfield Memorial
High School gym.
Heres, therefore, is a look
back at some significant events
of 2011.
January
The commissioners kicked off
the year by hiring a new develop-
ment firm to work on a plan for
the Bancroft property. At a spe-
cial meeting, the commission
agreed Clarke, Caton and Hintz
would be the next planning firm
to develop a redevelopment plan
for the property.
Commissioner Jeff Kasko said
Clarke, Caton and Hintz had the
right amount of experience,
background and the right refer-
ences to handle the redevelop-
ment project.
The previous planners used by
the borough Hayer and Gruel
Associates were let go after
Commissioner Ed Borden cited
the need for a clean slate at the
property.
Hayer and Gruel Associates
worked on the redevelopment
plan throughout 2010, but bor-
ough residents met their idea for
a CCRC at the site with resist-
ance.
please see McELROY, page 4
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December 17
John J. Oakes Jr., 63, a lifelong
Haddonfield resident, died Dec.
17. He was the husband of Laura
(nee Haley) and father of triplets
Christina H., Brendan H. and
Devin H. Oakes, all of Haddon-
field; brother of Patricia Milligan
Swain, of Cape May, Mary Jo De-
Coursey of Haddonfield and the
late Dorothy Stallings and Joan
Dawicki. He is also survived by
many nieces, nephews and
cousins.
Oakes graduated from Camden
Catholic High School in 1967,
Glassboro State College with a
bachelors degree in speech and
theater, Temple University with a
masters degree in educational
media and from Rowan Universi-
ty with a masters degree in edu-
cational administration.
For more than 40 years, he had
been an English teacher at Had-
don Township High School and a
teacher and supervisor in the
Clayton School District and at
Camden Catholic High School.
He was a member of the Evan-
gelical Lutheran Church of Our
Savior in Haddonfield, where he
had served as a member of the
church council and a participant
and coach of the softball team.
Additionally, he was a member of
the Eastern Collegiate Football
Officials Association from 1981 to
2006 and the N.J. Football Offi-
cials Association. He coached Lit-
tle League and Pigtail Softball
and was a Cub Scout leader in
Haddonfield.
Oakes family received friends
on Wednesday, Dec. 21, at Kain-
Murphy Funeral Services, 15
West End Ave., Haddonfield. The
service was Thursday, Dec. 22, at
the Evangelical Lutheran Church
of Our Savior, Haddonfield.
Interment was private.
Memorial donations may be
made in Oakes name to the
church at the above address or to
the Camden Catholic High
School Scholarship Fund, 300
Cuthbert Boulevard, Cherry Hill,
08002.
OBITUARY
A longtime business in the bor-
ough received a new owner, as
George Dieser became the new
owner of Carls Sunoco on Had-
don Avenue. Dieser was an em-
ployee at the station since 1988,
having then asked former owner
Carl Newkirk if he needed help
with his new business.
He took over the gas station
after the previous owner, James
Jones, died in December.
Meanwhile, the school district
announced a new dedication to
bringing in additional tuition stu-
dents to grades six and higher, to
bolster a revenue stream not
taken advantage of in years past.
The board of education held an
open house on Jan. 19 at Haddon-
field Memorial High School for
interested families looking to
send their children to the district.
The district would continue to at-
tract new tuition students
throughout the year.
Camden County officials also
introduced a large-scale shared-
services program in January to
establish countywide fire and po-
lice departments.
The opportunity would be
given to all Camden County mu-
nicipalities to join the shared-
service program. Towns that en-
roll in the program would pay the
county directly for police and fire
services.
The theme would be debated
and discussed by municipalities
throughout the county for the rest
of the year, and has yet to be im-
plemented.
Closing out January, Joe McEl-
roy was honored as the citizen of
the year at the annual mayors
breakfast, which is sponsored
yearly by the Haddonfield Lions.
Citing his service to the commu-
nity, to his church and to his
country, Mayor Tish Colombi wel-
comed McElroy to the podium
with a plaque, as the crowd gave
him a standing ovation.
I realized it was me after Tish
said the winner was in a family of
11. That was the hint, McElroy
said after the reception.
February
The BOE kicked off February
with its annual preliminary
budget meeting for 2011-2012.
There were many unknowns on
the state front, representatives
said at the time, and the members
of the board were left to struggle
with a difficult budget.
BOE President Steve Weinstein
said, prospects remain very
bleak for this budgetary year.
There are many unknowns right
now coming from the state, Wein-
stein said, and its difficult to
start preparing for a budget.
Later on in the month, Haddon-
field Superintendent of Schools
Dr. Richard Perry said the district
would face a $702,650 shortfall be-
tween revenues and appropria-
tions with a flat-tax levy.
Rounding out the month, BOE
members Drew Hansen, Glenn
Moramarco, Dennis Kelleher and
Heather Paoli all registered to
run for re-election in the April 27
elections.
Hansen, Kelleher and Mora-
marco decided to run for their ex-
piring three-year seats. Paoli had
been serving in previous member
Michael Joseph Mercanti-Antho-
nys seat, and has chosen to run
for the remaining one year on the
seat.
No challengers would file to
run against the incumbents.
March
A preliminary budget was dis-
cussed by the BOE in the begin-
ning of March, as members de-
bated a possible $31,998,780 2011-
2012 budget, with a 1.8 percent in-
crease in the local tax levy.
The budget would maintain all
programs and offerings in the dis-
trict.
The scenario would see the dis-
trict reduce education assistants
at the elementary school levels by
$29,000, and reduce administra-
tion positions by $17,500.
Also, in a bit of good news for
municipalities, Gov. Christie an-
nounced in his budget address to
the Legislature that he would vow
to not cut aid to municipalities for
the next fiscal year as a way to
help ease in the new 2 percent
property-tax cap.
Meanwhile, Jimmy Cashman,
a Haddonfield junior, began to
have Division I NCAA football
programs knocking on his door to
recruit the 67, 270-pound junior
offensive lineman.
The University of Maryland,
Boston College, the University of
Central Florida, Vanderbilt, the
University of Connecticut, N.C.
State, Duke University, Tulane
University, Rutgers University
and several Ivy League programs
actively recruited Cashman to
play for their programs in 2012-
2013.
Representatives from the First
Church of Christ, Scientists, 355
Kings Highway East, appeared
before the Haddonfield Historic
Preservation Commission in late
March to seek a certificate of ap-
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tion was denied.
Ending March, the BOE unani-
mously passed a $30.02 million
school budget at its public hear-
ing.
It included a 1.73 percent in-
crease to the local school-tax levy.
The effective tax increase was
about 2 percent, because Haddon-
fields ratables dropped by more
than $7 million this year, Busi-
ness Administrator Andy Hall
said.
April
Representatives from Clarke,
Caton and Hintz analyzed data
collected from a number of stake-
holders meetings that concluded
in April with an open house at
Haddonfield Memorial High
School.
Visitors to the open house
widely approved of open-space
uses at the 19-acre campus.
Because of the economic pinch
and a tight budget, the borough
announced it would no longer be
funding its popular summer
recreation program.
For decades, the summer recre-
ation program offered bored Had-
donfield children sporting clinics,
arts and crafts opportunities and
just a place to hang out and have
fun during the hot summer
months.
For years, the program also of-
fered Haddonfield Memorial High
School students an opportunity to
make money with a summer job,
typically employing more than 40
kids a year.
The Haddonfield Public Li-
brary dedicated a new section to
young adults called The Loft in
mid-April. Its on the second floor
of the building, in between the
fiction book stacks, Library Di-
rector Briant reported.
The space is filled with new
furniture, coffee tables and spots
to look out the caf windows on
the floor.
Finally, Haddonfield voters
again supported the school dis-
tricts budget this election season,
passing it for the second consecu-
tive year. The borough reported
the $30.02 million 2011-2012 school
district budget was approved by a
vote of 1,009 to 377.
May
The borough police depart-
ment received a report of a dog
attack at the home of Robert and
Michelle Taffet, of Upland Way.
Police Chief John Banning said a
juvenile girl was allegedly bitten
by one of the Taffet's Rhodesian
Ridgebacks, Duke, who had been
involved with attacks on humans
before.
The alleged attack occurred on
April 19 at around 10 p.m., Ban-
ning said.
Banning reported on Friday,
April 29, that Taffet had voluntar-
ily euthanized the dog, Duke.
An police officer was dis-
patched to confirm the euthana-
sia.
On a separate note, later in the
month, Cindi and Dennis
McVeigh, parents of Claire
McVeigh, filed a lawsuit for un-
BOE unanimously
passes the budget
BOE
Continued from page 4
please see CHERRY, page 7
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Group thanks community
for fundraiser participation
On behalf of the Lights, Camera, Action
campaign, we thank the community for its
support of our fund-raising efforts to refur-
bish the HMHS auditorium.
Our goal was to raise $150,000 and install
the sound system, the drape system and
stage lights as we secured each level of
funds. On Dec. 15, we presented the board
of education with a check for $70,000, and
work will start immediately on the sound
system as bids are being solicited by the
board of education business manager for
the drapes. They will be installed as soon
as possible after the bid award.
As you can imagine, raising funds in
these trying times can be challenging to
say the least, but with the communitys
help and generous contributions, we have
reached a milestone and have shown what
private citizens with special interests can
do to support and rally behind the needs of
a community.
We also appreciate the help of BOE busi-
ness manager Andy Hall in navigating the
process to secure a grant through the state
Department of Education. This grant al-
lows us to complete our $150,000 project
with private funds of only $90,000.
We also thank Haddonfield resident and
parent Peter George, a professional theater,
acoustical and audio-video consultant,
who has donated his time to assist us in the
design specifications so that we can be as-
sured of getting the best solution for our
money. For decades, our auditorium has
showcased the gifts and talents of our
youth to community members of all ages.
Haddonfield has earned its stellar aca-
demic reputation due in large part to the
opportunities we afford our children in the
performing arts through this special
venue. The auditorium serves more than
the high school; it plays an integral role in
bringing the entire community together.
Each year, it hosts a variety of activities,
including films, community performances,
lectures and presentations. Again, we
thank our community, our HMHS alumni
and parents for their support.
The campaign will close on Jan. 31, and
we hope to secure the remaining funds for
the stage lighting upgrades, too. For more
information, visit www.hmhslightscamera
action.com.
Janice Hunt
Police added to Camden
Reports of homicides in Camden have
come with such numbing regularity in re-
cent days that New Jersey State police are
sending extra troopers to the city, NJ.coms
Statehouse Bureau reported. At the same
time and for the same reasons Mayor
Dana L. Redd announced recently that she
would move ahead with a plan for the
county to take over the Camden Police De-
partment, according to the Philadelphia In-
quirer.
Barry Lank
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specified damages against Taffet
for Dukes role in an attack on
Claire in Alloway Township in
November 2009.
From information received by
the victims father, and state-
ments from the owner of the dog,
it was revealed Duke was previ-
ously declared potentially dan-
gerous in Pilesgrove Municipal
Court.
Meanwhile, commissioners
unanimously approved the bor-
oughs 2011 $13.99 million budget,
which included an $87 increase in
the municipal portion of tax bill
for the homeowner with a home
assessed at an average of $491,359.
Borden said the boroughs por-
tion of the tax bill totals $2,200 for
a year, or $185 a month.
Banning had his contract ex-
tended from Aug. 1, 2011, through
July 31, 2014. Currently, Banning
makes about $113,000 as police
chief. His contract called for a
raise up to $118,000 on Aug. 1, and
then another bump to $119,000 on
Jan. 1, 2012.
June
The boys varsity tennis team
captured a Group Two State
Championship to end its season.
The Bulldogs defeated
Bernards High School in the
championship match, after de-
feating Pascack Hills High School
in the semifinals.
It won both of its matches by 3-
2 scores.
Wendy Kates, owner of Star-
dust Memories at 25 Tanner St.,
asked the commissioners and sev-
eral members of the shade tree
commission, to spare the life of a
Japanese cherry blossom tree
that was scheduled to be removed
along the street.
It was scheduled to be re-
moved, with 12 others, along Tan-
ner Street, Borough Administra-
tor Sharon McCullough said.
The cherry tree was eventually
taken off the list later in the
month and remains in front of
Stardust Memories.
Phil Caton, a senior partner of
Clarke, Caton and Hintz, present-
ed three redevelopment options
for the Bancroft property to the
public.
The options included public
ownership of the property be-
tween the borough and the school
district, age-targeted townhouses
and age-restricted independent
senior living units.
Meanwhile, Elmer Rothman,
89, was inducted as the newest
member of the HMHS class of
2012. Rothman was surprised by
the school district and awarded
an honorary diploma at the annu-
al senior citizens luncheon at
Tavistock Country Club.
Rothmans last day of high
school at Haddonfield ended on
Fathers Day of 1940, when his fa-
ther died. He was unable to re-
turn to school to complete his sen-
ior year because he had to run the
family grocery store in Black-
wood, and support his mother.
Around the same time, Cam-
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Savior. 9:30 a.m. Call 429-5122.
Tai Chi: Lutheran Church of Our Sav-
ior. 4 p.m. Call 429-5122.
Jazzercise: Lutheran Church of Our
Savior. 6 p.m. Call 429-5122 for infor-
mation.
Worship: Grace Church. 7 a.m. Email
office@gracehaddon.orgfor informa-
tion.
FOR SENIORS
65 Club pinochle: 110 Rhoads Ave.
12:30 p.m.
Line dancing: Mabel Kay. 1:30 to 3
p.m. Call 354-8789 for more informa-
tion.
Computer Club: Mabel Kay. 10 a.m.
Call 354-8789 for more information.
Book exchange and food shelf drop
off: Mabel Kay. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call
354-8789 for more information.
THURSDAY
December 29
Job Seekers Support Group: Had-
donfield United Methodist Church,
29 Warwick Rd. 8:15 a.m.
Worship: Grace Church. 9:30 a.m. E-
mail office@gracehaddon.org for
information.
FOR SENIORS
Book exchange and food shelf drop
off: Mabel Kay House. 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. Call 354-8789.
65 Club: 110 Rhoads Ave. 1:30 p.m.
Call 429-7271 for more information
about the event.
Art Workplace: Mabel Kay House. 9
a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Call
354-8789 for more information.
Chair Tai Chi and Chair Boot Camp:
Tarditi Commons Community Room.
11:30 a.m. $1. Call 354-8789 for more
information.
Exercise class: First Presbyterian
Church. 11:30 a.m. $3.
FOR KIDS
Read to a Dog: 4 to 5 p.m. at the
Haddonfield Public Library. Call 429-
1304 for information.
Toddlertime: Haddonfield Public
Library. 10:30 a.m. Ages 2 to 3. Call
429-1304 for information.
FRIDAY
December 30
FOR ALL
Kiwanis Club meeting: Tavistock
Country Club. 12:15 to 1:30 p.m.
FOR SENIORS
65 Club bowling: 9:30 a.m. Call
Richard Gimigliano at 429-1290 for
more information.
Computer classes: Mabel Kay House.
Call (609) 261-0246.
Book exchange and food shelf drop
off: Mabel Kay. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call
354-8789 for more information.
Friday Program: Mabel Kay House.
12:30 to 3 p.m. Call 354-8789 for
more information.
SATURDAY
December 31
FOR ALL
Jazzercise: Lutheran Church of Our
Savior. 8:15 a.m. Call 429-5122 for
information.
Worship: Grace Church 5:30 p.m.
Email office@gracehaddon.orgfor
information.
SUNDAY
January 1
FOR ALL
Sunday worship services: Haddon-
field United Methodist Church, 29
Warwick Rd. Traditional 8 and 10:15
a.m. Contemporary 9 a.m.
Sunday Worship: Lutheran Church of
Our Savior. 8 and 10:30 a.m. Reflec-
tions 9:15 a.m. Call 429-5122 for infor-
mation.
Sunday Worship: Grace Church. 8
and 9:30 a.m. Email office@grace
haddon.orgfor information.
Reflections Adult Forum: Lutheran
Church of Our Savior. 9:15 a.m. Call
429-5122 for information.
Dance Haddonfield: Grace Church.
Intermediate lessons 6 p.m. Beginner
lessons 7 to 8 p.m. Social dancing until
10:30 p.m. $12 for 7 p.m. Admission.
$17 for 6 p.m. Call 429-9154 (Monday
to Friday) or visit www.dancehaddon
field.orgfor more information.
Sunday Worship: First Baptist
Church, 124 Kings Highway East. 11
a.m. Visit www.firstbaptisthaddon
field.orgfor information.
Adult Bible Study: First Baptist
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Potter and Ellis Street intersec-
tion project to finish off the
month. The project saw a com-
plete revamp of the entrance into
Haddonfield.
The project also included an
upgrade to the park in between
the intersection, significant light-
ing upgrades and several beautifi-
cation measures that made the
entrance into the borough much
more pleasant, McCullough said.
The county funded $2.3 million
for the project, while the borough
paid about $700,000. About
$500,000 of the $700,000 was for de-
sign costs.
July
Cashman, the most recruited
Haddonfield Memorial High
School football athlete in the past
decade, verbally committed to
Boston College for the 2012-2013
football season, after being wooed
and recruited by colleges
throughout the nation.
Cashman cannot officially sign
with Boston College until nation-
al signing day on Wednesday, Feb.
1.
It was a three horse race, Cash-
man said, with Boston College
narrowly edging out Vanderbilt
and Northwestern as his choice.
All three schools tendered Cash-
man a full scholarship to play
football in their program.
Meanwhile, Newsweek maga-
zine put out a poll of the top 500
high schools in the country, and
ranked HMHS 125th best.
Haddonfield was the highest-
ranked school in Camden County,
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with Cherry Hill High School
East coming in at the second-
highest at 226th.
Newsweek ranked the schools
using six components. Gradua-
tion rate was worth 25 percent of
a schools score, college matricu-
lation rate was worth 25 percent,
AP tests taken per graduate was
worth 25 percent, average
SAT/ACT scores were worth 10
percent, average AP/IB/AICE
scores were worth 10 percent and
AP courses offered were worth 5
percent.
Haddonfield received a total
score of .651.
The best school in the country,
the School of Science and Engi-
neering Magnet in Dallas, had a
total score of 2.874.
Longtime board of education
member Marsha Marshall re-
signed from her post.
According to Perry, Marshall
cited personal reasons for her
resignation from. He also said the
Haddonfield Middle School would
have a new principal for 2011-
2012.
Tatem Elementary School
Principal Dr. Gino Priolo was
tabbed as the successor to Dr.
Noah Tennant at the middle
school.
Also, commissioners approved
a measure in late July to bring an
initial 15 parking-meter kiosks, to
be installed along Tanner Street,
and a parking lot as a trial run for
the borough.
Kasko said the commissioners
agreed to spend more than
$152,000 on the kiosks.
August
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To kick off August, the board of
education agreed to hire and wel-
come a new fifth-grade teacher at
Central Elementary School for
the 2011-2012 school year.
It was not a unanimous deci-
sion, however, as it squeaked by
with a 4 to 3 decision.
Perry recommended the hire of
the new teacher for the elemen-
tary school because of its current
enrollment status.
The district currently puts a
cap of 27 students per elementary
school classroom.
The month ended in a rocking
fashion, as an earthquake struck
up and down the east coast on
Tuesday, Aug. 23 at 1:51 p.m. It
was measured at a 5.9 on the
Richter Scale, according to the
National Weather Service.
The service reported the epi-
center at approximately 34 miles
northwest of Richmond, Va. or 87
miles southwest of Washington,
D.C.
There was no damage in the
borough stemming from the
quake.
September
Two natural disasters in the
span of two weeks?
September opened up with
Hurricane Irene blowing through
the borough and downing 16
trees. The Category 1 hurricane
came and went, but didnt cause
as much damage as originally es-
timated.
McCullough said Haddonfield
experienced some minor flooding
issues along Coles Mill Road, but
nothing incredibly damaging.
Evan Pond breeched during
the storm, she said, and there was
some fear the dam would fail, but
in the end, it didnt and the wa-
ters receded.
Almost 2,500 miniature Ameri-
can flags donned the front en-
trance of Haddonfield Memorial
High School on Sept. 11, as stu-
dents and members of the public
honored all those who lost their
lives 10 years ago in the terrorist
attacks.
Local residents, American Le-
gion members and municipal
leaders came to HMHS on Friday,
Sept. 9 to share their stories about
the horrific day with students
who were generally between 4
and 7 when it happened.
Speakers included Fire Chief
Joe Riggs, Perry, firefighters
Butch Brees and Skip Bean, and
police officers Mark Knoedler
and Jose Ortiz.
Meanwhile, the Haddonfield
Education Association entered
the 2011-2012 school year without
contracts for the second year in a
row.
Because of the lack of con-
tracts, district teachers decided to
not participate in the districts
back to school programs, HEA
President Sharon Stokes said,
which led the district to cancel
the event outright.
Negotiations continue between
the HEA and the Haddonfield
School District, as the HEA mem-
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